outskirts

/ (ˈaʊtˌskɜːts) /


pl n
  1. (sometimes singular) outlying or bordering areas, districts, etc, as of a city

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How to use outskirts in a sentence

  • In the outskirts of the city, skirmishes between Spanish troops and rebels were of frequent occurrence.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • It was one of these rebel detachments that passed the four fugitives from Cawnpore on the outskirts of Bunnee.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • The thatched roof farmhouse where he was born is still standing on the outskirts of the village.

  • It was near the town, and Sarah, who rarely went beyond the neighbouring streets, now began to take long walks into the outskirts.

    Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange Kielland
  • And that motor parts plant on the outskirts with its heavy back-log of defense orders that had compelled a doubling of its help.